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First Baptist Church Day School

A license type: I in Pineville, Louisiana 71360

901 Main Street, Pineville, Louisiana 71360. (318) 445-5888.

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The short answer

Record last released by Louisiana Department of Education on Oct 27, 2026.

The last 24 months 17 deficiencies in 7 months of the last 46. Last cited Sep 2026. Every month

Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.

What these words mean4
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Quality rating
Many states rate child care in a quality rating system that goes past the licensing rules, such as Texas Rising Star or Kentucky All STARS. Taking part is often voluntary, so a program with no rating hasn’t been rated low. Source: Each state’s quality rating system.
Licence status
Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

Louisiana lists 16 inspection visits, the latest on Oct 6, 2026 (Follow Up To Incident).

Louisiana says deficiencies were cited at 7 of them.

The Department’s file lists 17 deficiencies cited at 7 visits from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 19, 2026, each in its words below.

Source:

Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, inspection visits. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Louisiana Department of Education, Public records response of Oct 27, 2026: deficiencies cited at early learning centers and family child care homes, Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 19, 2026. Released Oct 27, 2026. Not updated on a schedule: the Department sent this file once, in answer to a public records request.

When those deficiencies happened

17 deficiencies in 7 months of the last 46. Last cited Sep 2026. The last 4 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

17 deficiencies by month over the last 4 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

Each deficiency, in its source’s words

Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.

Source:

Louisiana Department of Education, Public records response of Oct 27, 2026: deficiencies cited at early learning centers and family child care homes, Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 19, 2026. Released Oct 27, 2026. Not updated on a schedule: the Department sent this file once, in answer to a public records request.

Sep 3, 2026: incident Inspection2 deficiencies
  • Apparatus or Equipment

    “1907.A.1.: Based on record review and interviews at 10 a.m., on 8/24/2026, at 10:40 a.m., S18 failed to use the manufacturer’s restraint device on a high-chair while it was occupied by C1, 10-month-old. As a result, at 11:12 a.m., C1 fell out of the high-chair and sustained a head injury.”

    Rule 1907.A.1.-2.

  • Health Services - Parental Notification

    “1915.C.2.: Based on record review and interviews at 10 a.m., there failed to be documentation of immediate notification to the parent when the following occurred: On 8/24/2026, at 11:12 a.m., after S17 removed the tray and turned around, C1, 10-month-old, fell out of a high-chair and hit the left side of her face (orbital bone). S5, S17, and S18 failed to immediately notify the parent. The parent was informed of the incident at 2:45 p.m., by S1.”

    Rule 1915.B.&C.

Jun 16, 2026: incident Inspection2 deficiencies
  • Behavior Management Policy - Time Out

    The inspectors’ words, 104 words

    “1509.A.8.c.: Based on record review and interview at 11 a.m., although the center has a behavior management - time out policy in place, S14 (DOH: 5/17/2023) used a prohibited method of time out, as the length of time in time out exceeded 1 minute per year of age of the child. On 6/10/2026, from 9:40 a.m. - 10:05 a.m., C1, 3-year-old, was placed in time out for 25 minutes, and then again from 10:16 a.m. - 10:32 a.m., for 16 minutes. S14 was terminated effective 6/11/2026, due to violating the center’s behavior management - time out policy; C1 is still enrolled at the center.”

    Rule 1509.A.8.c.

  • Supervision

    “1713.A.: Based on record review at 12 p.m., S14 failed to ensure children were supervised at all times, as per video footage, on 6/10/2026, from 10:05 a.m. - 10:13 a.m., S14 was observed leaving 6, three-year-old children unattended for 8 minutes to assist C1, 3-year-old, in the classroom restroom.”

    Rule 1713.A.&B.&C.

Feb 4, 2025: annual Inspection3 deficiencies
  • CPR and First Aid Certifications

    “1723.A.B.: Based on record review at 10:30 a.m., S1 failed to have documentation that 1 of 15 staff on the premises and accessible to children have current certification in infant, child, and adult CPR through training approved by the Department. S9 failed to have current certification. A class has been scheduled for 2/24/2025.”

    Rule 1723.A.&B.

  • Pediatric First Aid

    “1723.C.: Based on record review at 10:30 a.m., S1 failed to have documentation that 1 of 15 staff on the premises and accessible to children have current certification in pediatric first aid through training approved by the Department. S9 failed to have current certification. A class has been scheduled for 2/24/2025.”

    Rule 1723.C.

  • CCCBC-Based Determinations of Eligibility for Visitors and Contractors

    “1807.C.: Based on record review at 11 a.m., a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility for child care purposes from the Department failed to be obtained for visitors and contractors, prior to them being present at the center or performing services. Center records were reviewed from 11/1/2024, to present. S1 failed to verify O1 and O2’s CCCBC-based determination of eligibility from the Department prior to them performing services at the center on 10 occasions. This could not be corrected during the inspection.”

    Rule 1807.C.

Sep 16, 2024: follow Up To Compliance3 deficiencies
  • Daily Attendance Records - Staff and Owners

    “1507.B.: Daily Attendance Records - Staff and Owners: Based on record review at 9:30 a.m., the center’s staff and owner’s daily attendance record failed to accurately reflect persons on the child care premises at any given time as S1, S3, and S6 failed to be signed in on the center’s attendance log and S14 failed to be signed out. This was corrected during the inspection.”

    Rule 1507.B.

  • CCCBC-Based Determinations of Eligibility for Child Care Purposes Required for Volunteers and Staff

    “1807.B.: CCCBC-Based Determinations of Eligibility for Child Care Purposes Required for Volunteers and Staff: Based on record review at 10 a.m., S1 failed to have S11’s CCCBC-based determination of eligibility available for review on the centers CCCBC roster. S11’s date of hire and first day working was 8/5/2024. This was corrected during inspection.”

    Rule 1807.B.

  • End-of-Day Check

    “1901.C.: End-of-Day Check: Based on record review at 10:45 a.m., S1 failed to document that the entire center and play yard is checked after the last child departs to ensure that no child is left unattended at the center. The specialist reviewed the center’s records from 6/20/2024 until present, and found five instances where the end-of-day visual check failed to be completed and five other instances where the time failed to be documented on the form.”

    Rule 1901.C.

Jul 17, 2024: compliance1 deficiency
  • Critical Incidents and Required Notifications

    “1103.C.2: Based on record review/interview at approximately 3:00 p.m., S1, failed to notify Child Welfare within 24 hours of the following critical incident: On 7/1/2024, at 3:24 p.m. C1 was having tummy time on the floor when her foot was pinched underneath the edge of the rocker occupied by S9, causing a red mark. This could not be corrected during the inspection.”

    Rule 1103.A.-C.

Jun 18, 2024: follow Up To Compliance1 deficiency
  • Orientation Training

    “1719.A.-C.: Orientation Training: Based on record review at 10 a.m., S1 lacked documentation that 1 of 17 staff, S16 (DOH: 5/13/2024), received orientation within seven days of the first day present at the center and prior to having sole responsibility for any children. S16 failed to complete the DCFS Mandated Reporter training, as required.”

    Rule 1719.A.-C.

May 6, 2024: compliance5 deficiencies
  • Critical Incidents and Required Notifications

    “1103. A.C.1. Based on interview and record review on 4/23/2024 at 1:45 p.m., S1 failed to notify the Department by written report within 24 hours of the following critical incident: On 4/16/2024 at 1:44 p.m., O1 planned to seek medical treatment for C1’s injury that was alleged to have occurred at the center on 4/15/2024. S1 reported the incident to the Department on 4/17/2024 at 4:37 p.m.”

    Rule 1103.A.-C.

  • Daily Attendance Records - Staff and Owners

    “1507.B. Based on record review on 4/23/2024 at 1:30 p.m., S1 failed to maintain documentation of a daily attendance record for S1 and S2 to include the date, time of arrival, and time of departure.”

    Rule 1507.B.

  • Required Staffing - Director/ Director Designee

    “1707.A.1.2. Based on record review and interview on 4/23/2024 at 1:15 p.m., S1 failed to have documentation that a qualified Director is on-site full time at the center during the day time hours of operation (prior to 9:00 p.m.) Per S1, she nor the director designee signed in on an attendance log because they are salary employees.”

    Rule 1707.A.1.&2.

  • Orientation Training

    “1719.A.-B. Based on record review on 4/23/2024 at 10:30 a.m., S1 failed to have documentation that 1 of 23 staff, S14 (Date of Hire: 4/1/2024) received orientation within seven days of the first day present at the center. S14 completed LDE Key Orientation Training Modules 1- 3 and DCFS Mandated Reporter Training on 4/29/2024.”

    Rule 1719.A.-C.

  • Health Services - Parental Notification

    “1915.B.C. Based on record review and interview on 4/23/2024 at 10:30 a.m., S1 failed to have documentation that the following incident was reported to the parent on the day of the occurrence: On 4/15/2024 at 10:52 a.m., C2 (3-year-old) allegedly scratched a child with a stick while playing which caused an injury to the other child. O2 was notified of the incident on 4/23/2024.”

    Rule 1915.B.&C.

All 16 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Oct 6, 2026Follow Up To IncidentNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Sep 3, 2026Incident InspectionDeficiencies were cited on this date
Jul 31, 2026Follow Up To IncidentNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Jun 16, 2026Incident InspectionDeficiencies were cited on this date
Sep 12, 2025ComplianceNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Apr 22, 2025Partial InspectionNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Apr 7, 2025Follow Up To AnnualNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Feb 4, 2025Annual InspectionDeficiencies were cited on this date
Oct 21, 2024Follow Up To ComplianceNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Sep 16, 2024Follow Up To ComplianceDeficiencies were cited on this date
Jul 17, 2024ComplianceDeficiencies were cited on this date
Jun 18, 2024Follow Up To ComplianceDeficiencies were cited on this date
May 6, 2024ComplianceDeficiencies were cited on this date
Feb 6, 2024Annual InspectionNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Jun 15, 2023IncidentNo deficiencies were cited on this date
Feb 1, 2023Annual SurveyNo deficiencies were cited on this date

Is it licensed?

  • Licensed. License type: I. Licensed Center.
  • Ages served: Infant (Under 1)-PK (ages 3-4).
Source:

Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, early childhood profiles. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Louisiana acted against it?

  • Louisiana’s School Finder doesn’t show enforcement actions, such as fines or licence revocations, for individual providers.

Who does the caring?

  • Louisiana’s School Finder doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.

Who owns it?

  • Louisiana’s School Finder doesn’t list owners.

How is it rated?

  • Louisiana’s Early Childhood Performance Rating: Not applicable for this center for 2024-2025.,.
Source:

Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, early childhood profiles. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Providers aren’t compared with each other here: the Department’s file doesn’t grade its deficiencies by how serious they are.
Source:

Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana School Finder, inspection visits. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

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First Baptist Church Day School This child care providerNot given

What the record doesn’t say

  • Each deficiency here is from the file of deficiencies the Department of Education sent in answer to a public records request, covering Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 19, 2026, as it wrote them. The file lists only deficiencies, so a visit that found none isn’t in it; the School Finder’s visits are listed below.
  • The Department’s file doesn’t grade deficiencies by how serious they are. Its statements of deficiencies, the reports themselves, open from Louisiana’s own page for this provider.
  • Louisiana lists only recent visits. In its words: “Inspection displayed on this page are the last 15 visits or last visits done within 3 years period of time.”
  • Louisiana also says: “Inspections conducted before July 2024 that do not have deficiencies may not have an available Inspection Report.”
  • Louisiana’s School Finder doesn’t show owners, staffing levels or enforcement actions for individual providers.

Sources

If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Louisiana Department of Education. Louisiana’s own record is on louisianaschools.com. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.

Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

From the provider

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Replies

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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